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Hostages in the Barrio
Theatrical release poster
SpanishLa estanquera de Vallecas
Directed byEloy de la Iglesia
Screenplay by
  • Gonzalo Goicoechea
  • Eloy de la Iglesia
  • José Luis Alonso de Santos
  • Based onLa estanquera de Vallecas
    by José Luis Alonso de Santos
    Produced byÁngel Huete
    Starring
  • José Luis Gómez
  • José Luis Manzano
  • Maribel Verdú
  • CinematographyManuel Rojas
    Edited byJulio Peña
    Music byPatxi Andión

    Production
    company

    Ega Medios Audiovisuales

    Release date

    • 9 April 1987 (1987-04-09)
    CountrySpain
    LanguageSpanish
    Budget83 million

    Hostages in the Barrio (Spanish: La estanquera de Vallecas)[1] is a 1987 Spanish quinqui film directed by Eloy de la Iglesia, consisting of an adaptation of the stage play La estanquera de VallecasbyJosé Luis Alonso de Santos.[2] It stars Emma Penella, José Luis Gómez, José Luis Manzano and Maribel Verdú.

    Plot[edit]

    After two criminals attempt to rob a tobacco retailerinVallecas, they are trapped inside and eventually develop a sort of friendly relationship with their hostages (the clerk and her niece).

    Cast[edit]

  • José Luis Gómez as Leandro[4]
  • José Luis Manzano [es] as Tocho[5]
  • Maribel Verdú as Ángeles[6]
  • Fernando Guillén[7]
  • Jesús Puente as the commissar[8]
  • Antonio Gamero[5]
  • Nieve Parola[9]
  • Antonio Iranzo[5]
  • Tina Sainz[9]
  • Chari Moreno[9]
  • José Luis Fernández "Pirri" [es][9]
  • Azucena Hernández[9]
  • Simón Andreu[5]
  • Tony Valento as chocolatier[4]
  • Production[edit]

    An adaptation of the stage play La estanquera de VallecasbyJosé Luis Alonso de Santos,[2] the screenplay was penned by Gonzalo Goicoechea [es], Eloy de la Iglesia and Alonso de Santos.[10] An Ega Medios Audiovisuales production,[11] the film was shot in Madrid in 1986.[3] The soundtrack was composed and performed by Patxi Andión.[12] The budget amounted to 83 million .[3]

    Release[edit]

    The film premiered on 9 April 1987.[9]

    Accolades[edit]

    Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
    1988 2nd Goya Awards Best Editing Julio Peña Nominated [13]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Whittaker, Tom (2017). "Sonorous Flesh: The Visual and Aural Erotics of Skin in Eloy de la Iglesia's Quinqui Films". In Fouz-Hernández, Santiago (ed.). Spanish Erotic Cinema. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-4744-0048-0.
  • ^ a b Sánchez Cortina & Cortina de la Calle 2020, pp. 30, 36.
  • ^ a b c Sánchez Cortina & Cortina de la Calle 2020, p. 36.
  • ^ a b Sánchez Cortina & Cortina de la Calle 2020, p. 27.
  • ^ a b c d Galán, Diego (23 June 2004). "'La estanquera de Vallecas', de Eloy de la Iglesia". El País.
  • ^ Sánchez Cortina, Javier; Cortina de la Calle, Teresa (2020). "Cinema on the Margin. Reflection on the Quinqui filmography by Eloy de la Iglesia". In González del Pozo, Jorge (ed.). Quinqui Film in Spain: Peripheries of Society and Myths on the Margins. Anthem Press. p. 25. ISBN 9781785272301.
  • ^ "La estanquera de Vallecas". El País. 20 October 1992.
  • ^ Sánchez Cortina & Cortina de la Calle 2020, p. 28.
  • ^ a b c d e f "La estanquera de Vallecas · España 1987". Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  • ^ "La estanquera de Vallecas". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  • ^ "La estanquera de Vallecas". Madrid Film Office. Madrid Destino Cultura Turismo y Negocio S.A. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  • ^ Sánchez Cortina & Cortina de la Calle 2020, p. 37.
  • ^ "La estanquera de Vallecas". premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

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